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Modem J. L. STEVENS.

Bee BOX. No. 250,296.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN L. STEVENS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO GUSTAVE ST. KUNZ ANDJOHN STEPHAN, BOTH OF. SAME PLACE.

EGG-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 250,296, dated November29, 1881,

Application filed September 13, 1881. (ModeL) To all whom it mayconcern:

Beitknown thatLJOHNL. STEVENS, of Ollicago, in the county of Cook, andin the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and use fulImprovernentsin Egg-Boxes; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,making a part of this specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a box for eggs, fruit, andother similar articles, the parts of which when not in use will be flat,and capable of being compactly packed for storage or transportation, andwhich may be readily folded and secured together to form a partitionedbox when required for use, as more fully hereinafter specified. Theseobjects I attain by the" devices illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of myimprovedbox complete and ready for use, and Fig. 2 a. view of the blank of whichthe box is formed.

The letter A indicates the blank, which consists ofarectangular sheet ofpasteboard, cardboard, thin wood, or other suitable material, which isscored or partially cut through along the lines a I) and c d, and cutthrough entirely, as indicated by the letters cf, in such manner thatthe parts may be folded up into rectangular form, as indicated in Fig. lof the drawings.

The flaps B, at the corners of the blank, are each provided at oneedgeiwith a tongue, 9, formed by cutting out a portion of the material,as indicated by the letter h.

The side flaps, O, are provided with oblong rectangular slots 1', insuch position that when the respective flaps are bent up vertically theton gucs 9 may beinserted in and passed through the slots 2', the flapsB being bent against the sides of the flaps (J, so as to re-enforce thebox at the corners.

formed of the same or similar material as the I body of the box. Thesaid partitions are constructed in the ordinary manner by slotting thesame at suitable intervals from one edge to about midway between the twoedges, and securing them together. In this condition they may beflattened out for storage or transportation, or arranged at rightangles, as indicated in Fig. 1, and inserted in the box, formingreceptacles for eggs, fruit, and other an ticles.

It will be percein d that the partitions serve not only to support. thesidesof the box, but also hold the tongues g in place and prevent themfrom bending and slipping out of the slots. It will be seen, also, thatthe lower free corner and edges of the flaps B permit the same tospring, thus taking up any shock or jar to the boxes, and preventingbreakage of the eggs.

As thus constructed the box may be made sufficiently cheap to besupplied to the customer with the eggs, thus obviating the trouble,expense, and inconvenience of returning the same to the shipper orpacker, and the contamination that invariably occurs in packing fresheggs in boxes which have been anylength of time in use.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- In combination with the box, constructedas described, the partitions located therein and abutting against thesides and tongues, whereby the parts are strengthened and held inposition, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,this 22d day of August, 1881.

' JOHN L. STEVENS.

Witnesses:

J OHN H. SrErnAN, M. WEIS.

